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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2021

53-7062 Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand

Manually move freight, stock, luggage, or other materials, or perform other general labor. Includes all manual laborers not elsewhere classified. Excludes “Construction Laborers” (47-2061) and “Helpers, Construction Trades” (47-3011 through 47-3019). Excludes “Material Moving Workers” (53-7011 through 53-7199) who use power equipment.


National estimates for Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
Industry profile for Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
Geographic profile for Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand

National estimates for Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
2,729,010 0.6 % $ 16.80 $ 34,950 0.2 %

Percentile wage estimates for Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $ 11.62 $ 14.06 $ 15.02 $ 18.26 $ 22.89
Annual Wage (2) $ 24,180 $ 29,240 $ 31,230 $ 37,970 $ 47,600


Industry profile for Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Employment Services 547,780 15.70 $ 14.66 $ 30,480
Couriers and Express Delivery Services 346,150 37.33 $ 16.27 $ 33,850
Warehousing and Storage 331,480 20.00 $ 17.65 $ 36,710
Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods (4232, 4233, 4235, 4236, 4237, and 4239 only) 122,580 8.95 $ 17.58 $ 36,570
Truck Transportation 114,130 7.65 $ 18.60 $ 38,690

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Couriers and Express Delivery Services 346,150 37.33 $ 16.27 $ 33,850
Warehousing and Storage 331,480 20.00 $ 17.65 $ 36,710
Employment Services 547,780 15.70 $ 14.66 $ 30,480
Other Support Activities for Transportation 4,830 14.61 $ 16.08 $ 33,450
Farm Product Raw Material Merchant Wholesalers 8,820 12.93 $ 16.33 $ 33,970

Top paying industries for Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Other Pipeline Transportation 180 2.19 $ 33.05 $ 68,740
Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution 2,050 0.54 $ 30.24 $ 62,890
Support Activities for Water Transportation 10,210 11.36 $ 29.49 $ 61,340
Natural Gas Distribution 110 0.10 $ 28.73 $ 59,760
Metal Ore Mining 520 1.28 $ 27.08 $ 56,330


Geographic profile for Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand:

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand, see the Create Customized Tables function.



Map of employment of laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand by state, May 2021


States with the highest employment level in Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
California 366,180 22.15 1.14 $ 18.24 $ 37,940
Texas 207,390 16.96 0.88 $ 15.71 $ 32,670
Illinois 188,520 33.55 1.73 $ 16.96 $ 35,280
Georgia 122,880 28.06 1.45 $ 15.51 $ 32,260
Pennsylvania 122,680 21.97 1.13 $ 17.33 $ 36,040


Map of location quotient of laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand by state, May 2021


States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Kentucky 61,840 33.64 1.74 $ 16.19 $ 33,670
Illinois 188,520 33.55 1.73 $ 16.96 $ 35,280
South Carolina 68,970 33.36 1.72 $ 15.43 $ 32,090
Indiana 91,530 30.68 1.58 $ 16.69 $ 34,710
Nevada 38,200 29.63 1.53 $ 16.78 $ 34,910


Map of annual mean wages of laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand by state, May 2021


Top paying states for Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Alaska 3,960 13.37 0.69 $ 21.27 $ 44,250
District of Columbia 910 1.38 0.07 $ 19.69 $ 40,960
Massachusetts 39,700 11.69 0.60 $ 18.85 $ 39,220
Hawaii 7,260 13.25 0.68 $ 18.83 $ 39,170
Minnesota 44,640 16.32 0.84 $ 18.83 $ 39,160



Map of employment of laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand by area, May 2021


Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 152,330 35.99 1.86 $ 17.10 $ 35,570
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 135,530 23.70 1.22 $ 17.72 $ 36,850
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 130,730 15.06 0.78 $ 18.58 $ 38,650
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 75,510 21.04 1.09 $ 16.21 $ 33,720
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 72,650 28.07 1.45 $ 16.19 $ 33,680
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 61,940 40.49 2.09 $ 18.15 $ 37,740
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 51,720 17.85 0.92 $ 16.10 $ 33,500
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ 49,150 23.22 1.20 $ 16.89 $ 35,130
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 48,120 18.12 0.94 $ 17.39 $ 36,160
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN 41,760 41.43 2.14 $ 16.83 $ 35,010


Map of location quotient of laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand by area, May 2021


Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA 2,910 51.35 2.65 $ 18.28 $ 38,010
Spartanburg, SC 7,950 50.77 2.62 $ 15.57 $ 32,380
Memphis, TN-MS-AR 30,240 49.99 2.58 $ 15.82 $ 32,900
Stockton-Lodi, CA 12,740 49.70 2.57 $ 19.02 $ 39,550
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN 28,510 45.61 2.35 $ 16.18 $ 33,660
Gainesville, GA 3,980 44.28 2.29 $ 14.52 $ 30,210
Reno, NV 10,410 44.06 2.27 $ 17.25 $ 35,880
Hinesville, GA 830 43.53 2.25 $ 17.46 $ 36,320
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ 14,620 42.14 2.18 $ 17.87 $ 37,160
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD 3,480 41.52 2.14 $ 17.64 $ 36,700


Map of annual mean wages of laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand by area, May 2021


Top paying metropolitan areas for Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 34,600 15.43 0.80 $ 21.25 $ 44,210
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 13,750 12.87 0.66 $ 20.78 $ 43,230
Fairbanks, AK 330 9.45 0.49 $ 20.48 $ 42,590
Anchorage, AK 2,410 14.88 0.77 $ 20.04 $ 41,670
Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI 650 10.19 0.53 $ 19.73 $ 41,040
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA 1,450 31.09 1.60 $ 19.71 $ 41,000
Barnstable Town, MA 950 9.85 0.51 $ 19.70 $ 40,970
Duluth, MN-WI 1,230 10.34 0.53 $ 19.53 $ 40,620
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 34,140 17.81 0.92 $ 19.53 $ 40,610
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA 980 11.30 0.58 $ 19.42 $ 40,400

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area 6,910 40.69 2.10 $ 14.11 $ 29,350
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area 6,180 30.22 1.56 $ 16.89 $ 35,140
Kansas nonmetropolitan area 6,020 16.02 0.83 $ 16.59 $ 34,510
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area 5,840 26.33 1.36 $ 13.92 $ 28,950
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 5,670 23.20 1.20 $ 14.84 $ 30,860

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area 6,910 40.69 2.10 $ 14.11 $ 29,350
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area 4,970 35.00 1.81 $ 13.48 $ 28,030
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area 2,700 34.80 1.80 $ 14.67 $ 30,520
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area 3,210 34.51 1.78 $ 14.01 $ 29,140
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area 3,130 34.46 1.78 $ 15.12 $ 31,440

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Alaska nonmetropolitan area 1,210 12.42 0.64 $ 23.94 $ 49,800
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area 410 7.14 0.37 $ 19.44 $ 40,430
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area 420 10.24 0.53 $ 19.21 $ 39,950
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area 1,730 16.30 0.84 $ 18.88 $ 39,270
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area 1,090 12.24 0.63 $ 18.64 $ 38,760


About May 2021 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia. The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.

The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate—50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.


(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.


Other OEWS estimates and related information:

May 2021 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2021 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2021 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2021 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2021 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: March 31, 2022